Soccer Preview: St. Andrew's Episcopal vs. Saint James
St. Andrew's Episcopal has gone 8-0 against Saint James recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The St. Andrew's Episcopal Lions are taking a road trip to square off against the Saint James Saints at 4:15 p.m.
St. Andrew's Episcopal is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another highly-ranked state team: Sidwell Friends, who was ranked fifth at the time (St. Andrew's Episcopal was ranked seventh). St. Andrew's Episcopal fell just short of Sidwell Friends by a score of 2-1 on Tuesday. The result was nothing new for the Lions as the team haven't won a game since September 7th.
Meanwhile, Saint James' and Bishop Walsh's contest on Saturday was close at halftime, but Saint James turned on the heat in the second half with two goals. Saint James was the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Bishop Walsh. Considering the Saints have won five games by more than two goals this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
They hit Bishop Walsh with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Ayomade Adeolu-Akande,
Gonzalo Crespo, and Crespo.
St. Andrew's Episcopal's loss dropped their record down to 3-3-2. As for Saint James, their win bumped their record up to 8-5-3.
St. Andrew's Episcopal was able to grind out a solid victory over Saint James in their previous meeting on September 4th, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for St. Andrew's Episcopal since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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